Can I apply Farmyard manure and slurry and still lo-till? There are a number of variables that need to be considered here which affect the outcome of method chosen. First and foremost the type of ...

Big Dutchman is the world’s leading supplier of housing and feeding equipment for modern pig and poultry production, represented in more than 100 countries around the globe. Composting dry poultry ...

WEST MICHIGAN — Squirt water from a garden hose on a bare patch of dirt and watch the water run away. Point it toward nearby grass, however, and the water will soak directly into the soil. That's ...

Scientists have tested the effectiveness of removing solids from dairy manure to improve yield by increasing the nitrogen to phosphorus ratio and reducing the loss of nitrogen by hastening soil ...

Kate and William just moved to their new home, Forest Lodge, on the Windsor Estate, but they do spend time in ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A technology for extracting drinkable water from manure is on its way to commercial application this year, Michigan State University said Thursday. The technology is ...

As any pet owner knows, the more food that goes into an animal’s mouth, the more wastes that eventually spew out the other end. The bigger the animal, the bigger its appetite. So imagine the volumes ...

It is based on the award-winning HarvestLab near-infrared (NIR) sensor technology used on the company’s 8000 Series self-propelled forage harvester range. The NIR sensor can measure the key ...

The nutrient value of organic manures (cattle slurry and manure, pig slurry, poultry litter and increasingly anaerobic digestate) can be highly variable. The variation is due to the type of livestock, ...

Madison, WI, MARCH 29, 2011 – Manure has long been used as a crop fertilizer, but the challenge of finding an efficient use of the nutrients found in manure is ever present. The ratio of nitrogen to ...